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2015/2016 Statistics

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STATISTICS FOR LEGAL PROFESSION 2015/2016

LEGAL EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT: ATTENDANCE COURSES, SEMINARS AND SCHOOL FOR LEGAL PRACTICE ... 3

Attendance Figures: Part-Time and Evening Courses (2005 – 2015) ....................................................................... 3

Attendance Figures: Full-Time Courses (2005 – 2015)............................................................................................. 4

Attendance Figures: Full-Time Courses (2005 – 2015) Graphs ................................................................................ 5

Attendance Figures: Conveyancing Practice Course (2005 – 2015) ......................................................................... 6

Attendance Figures: Notarial Practice Course (2005 – 2015) .................................................................................. 7

Distance Education Courses: Student Registrations (2005 – 2015) ......................................................................... 8

Practice Management Training: Enrolment Record (2005 – 2015).......................................................................... 9

Seminars Attendance ............................................................................................................................................. 10

Admin and Corporate Training: Attendance Summary all Training Events: 2015 ................................................. 11

School for Legal Practice Attendance (2005 – 2015) ............................................................................................. 13

School for Legal Practice Attendance: Gender (2015) ........................................................................................... 14

School for Legal Practice Attendance: Race (2015)................................................................................................ 15

UNIVERSITY STATISTICS ................................................................................................................................................... 16

First Time, First Year Registrations (2011 - 2016) .................................................................................................. 17

First Time, First Year Registrations : Race – 2016 .................................................................................................. 18

First Time, First Year Registrations: Gender ― 2016 ............................................................................................. 19

Number of LLB Graduates (2005 – 2015) ............................................................................................................... 20

LLB Graduates in 2015: Race .................................................................................................................................. 21

LLB Graduates in 2015: Gender .............................................................................................................................. 22

Number of final year LLB students enrolled (2005 - 2016) .................................................................................... 23

Final LLB Students enrolled for 2016: Gender and Race ........................................................................................ 24

ATTORNEY’S PROFESSION ............................................................................................................................................... 25

The statistics reflected are as received by the Law Society of South Africa from the individual provincial law

societies .................................................................................................................................................................. 25

Practising Attorneys (2006 - 2016) ......................................................................................................................... 26

Practising Attorneys: Individual Law Societies ....................................................................................................... 27

Practising Attorneys: Gender - Time Period (April 2015 - March 2016) ................................................................ 28

Practising Attorneys: Race (April 2015 - April 2016) .............................................................................................. 29

Articles Registered (1.04.2015 – 1.04.2016) .......................................................................................................... 30

Articles Registered: Gender (1.04.2015 - 1.04.2016) ............................................................................................. 31


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Articles Registered: Race (1.04.2015 - 1.04.2016) ................................................................................................. 32

Attorneys Admitted: January to December each year (2005-2015) ...................................................................... 33

Attorneys Admitted: Gender (01/01/2005 – 31/12/2015) .................................................................................... 34

Attorneys Admitted : Race – January to December ............................................................................................... 35

Cape Law Society - Attorneys Admitted: Gender ................................................................................................... 36

Free State Law Society - Attorneys Admitted: Gender .......................................................................................... 37

Law Society Northern Provinces ― Attorneys Admitted: Gender ......................................................................... 38

KwaZulu-Natal Law Society - Attorneys Admitted: Gender ................................................................................... 39

Cape Law Society - Attorneys Admitted: Race ....................................................................................................... 40

Free State Law Society - Attorneys Admitted: Race ............................................................................................... 41

Law Society Northern Provinces – Attorneys Admitted : Race .............................................................................. 42

KwaZulu-Natal Law Society - Attorneys Admitted: Race........................................................................................ 43

GENERAL COUNCIL OF THE BAR OF SOUTH AFRICA ....................................................................................................... 44

Pupillage Intake ...................................................................................................................................................... 44

Pupillage Intake: 2010 ............................................................................................................................................ 44






Membership Statistics ............................................................................................................................................ 47

Race and Gender Statistics ..................................................................................................................................... 48

PERMANENT JUDGES ....................................................................................................................................................... 51

Summary as at 30 April 2016 ................................................................................................................................. 51

Percentage Race and Gender – Summary 30 April 2016 ....................................................................................... 52

MAGISTRATES .................................................................................................................................................................. 53

Race and Gender Breakdown of Magistrates Employed as on 30 April 2016 ........................................................ 53

Summary .......................................................................................................................................................................... 53


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LEGAL EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT: ATTENDANCE COURSES, SEMINARS AND SCHOOL FOR LEGAL PRACTICE

Attendance Figures: Part-Time and Evening Courses (2005 – 2015)

CENTRE 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Cape Town 89 92 87 119 111 107 153 145 150 160 196

Durban 45 40 56 48 54 43 36 52 47 50 57

Unisa 41 50 33 34 44 29 31 42 44 45 48

Johannesburg 77 82 80 167 100 115 111 26 47 47 22

Wits Evening i 52 40 49 50 36 16 34 88 167 195 198

Wits Evening ii 86 101 125 61 138 125 107 116 108 108 88

TOTAL 390 405 430 479 483 435 472 469 563 605 609

0

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2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

390 405 430 479 483

435 472 469 563

605 609

Attendance Figures: Part-time and Evening Courses in Graphical Form


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LEGAL EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT: ATTENDANCE

COURSES, SEMINARS AND SCHOOL FOR LEGAL PRACTICE

Attendance Figures: Full-Time Courses (2005 – 2015)

MODULE 1 MODULE II

CE

NT

RE

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

Cape Town

98 128 110 160 142 69 99 127 107 111 128 94 114 129 147 131 59 93 117 107 109 109

Port Elizabeth

56 56 58 86 74 76 76 97 73 71 63 45 45 81 74 80 68 76 86 92 59 75

Durban 44 44 65 75 68 42 79 86 77 70 89 71 71 83 65 62 63 69 65 80 82 80

PMBurg 58 53 56 45 55 41 65 53 60 80 79 53 56 57 54 49 35 75 68 74 70 88

Tukkies (Afr)

40 48 50 56 52 56 60 72 75 53 45 44 45 47 40 56 56 66 71 73 60 45

Tukkies (Eng)

50 52 58 89 82 92 88 102 108 125 104 54 54 67 91 85 93 80 103 106 118 104

Wits 94 110 110 101 99 106 112 108 192 150 118 128 99 129 106 104 104 135 112 156 115 121

Potchef-stroom

27 45 40 36 36 59 52 68 78 65 69 37 39 37 36 38 55 63 54 78 58 61

Bloem-fontein

36 65 59 62 57 56 39 55 60 50 57 43 54 61 53 63 38 51 52 63 65 76

TOTAL 503 601 606 710 665 597 670 768 830 775 752 569 577 691 666 668 571 708 728 829 736 759


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Attendance Figures: Full-Time Courses (2005 – 2015) Graphs

Graph: Module I

Graph: Module II

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503 601 606

710 665 597

670 768

830 775 752

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569 577

691 666 668

571

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Attendance Figures: Conveyancing Practice Course (2005 – 2015)

CENTRE 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Cape Town 103 94 73 39 12 27 - 15 20 17 27

Port Elizabeth 21 29 33 - 12 - - - - - -

East London 22 - 22 14 11 - - - - - -

Bloemfontein - - 13 - 12 - - - - - -

Pretoria 114 100 132 106 97 43 53 38 65 63 57

Johannesburg 134 97 110 69 37 46 31 37 63 60 47

Durban 123 143 135 84 83 95 59 38 78 71 70

Polokwane - - 15 - - - - - - - -

Umtata - - - - 26 - - - - - -

Nelspruit - - - 12 - - - - - - -

TOTAL 517 463 533 324 290 211 143 128 226 211 201

Graphical Representation

0

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2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

517

463

533

324 290

211

143 128

226 211 201


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Attendance Figures: Notarial Practice Course (2005 – 2015)

CENTRE 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Cape Town 36 36 40 12 16 10 - 8 12 - 12

Port Elizabeth - - 14 - - - - - - - -

East London - - - - - - - 19 - - -

Pretoria 78 69 53 39 26 27 15 49 56 28 37

Johannesburg 66 57 51 23 30 29 37 47 33 44 30

Durban 35 69 61 32 45 49 32 64 22 75 21

TOTAL 215 231 219 106 117 115 84 187 123 147 100

Graphical Representation

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250

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

215 231

219

106 117 115

84

187

123

147

100


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Distance Education Courses: Student Registrations (2005 – 2015)

COURSE 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Certificate in Deceased Estates (Unisa)

38 34 79 94 119 64 63 74 117 118

Labour Law (North-west University) 21 27 26 26 29 26 36 36

Conveyancing 56 44 48 50 20 31 57 62 60 76 71

Notarial Practice 29 30 24 31 12 26 18 18 23 46 24

Certificate Corporate Law Practice (Unisa)

45 25 57 38 56 18 35 88 89 137

Insolvency Litigation & Admin Practice (University of Pretoria)

22 19 47 28 30 34


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Practice Management Training: Enrolment Record (2005 – 2015)

69 90

41 42 61

303 313

508 490

239

742

46 42 29 27

51

195

236 221 225

620

147

115

132

70 69

112

498

549

729 715

859

889

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

Distance Attendance TOTAL


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Seminars Attendance

0

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

6000

7000

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

2060

2454

2070

3123

3702

3628

464

5210

4043

4820

3054

1772

6167 1649

LEAD Seminars SETA Subsidised Seminars


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LEGAL EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT: ATTENDANCE FIGURES COURSES, SEMINARS AND SCHOOL FOR LEGAL PRACTICE

Admin and Corporate Training: Attendance Summary all Training Events: 2015

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Magistrate Court Litigation 56 56 56

High Court Litigation 112 112 112

Basic Conveyancing 99 99 99

Advanced Conveyancing 29 29 29

English Business Writing 51 51 51

Debt Collection 68 68 68

Deceased Estates 86 86 86

Legal Bookkeeping 15 15 15

Legal Office Management 18 18 18

Basic Medical Law & Ethics 63 63 0 63

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Medical Law 66 66 0 66

Commercial Contracts 72 72 0 72


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Dept of Rural Dev. – Land Tenure 0 35 35 35

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Dept of Rural Dev . – CPU (1) 0 49 49 49

Dept of Rural Dev. – CPU (2) 0 63 63 63

Techniques in Competition – Cartel Division

0 21 21 21

Basic Conveyancing 0 15 15 15

Department of Rural Dev – Land Tenure 0 31 31 31

PAJA 30 30 30

POPI 0 30 30 30

Business Rescue Practice 0 0 207 207 207 BR

TOTAL 670 201 871 178 21 60 15 274 207 1352 1352


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School for Legal Practice Attendance (2005 – 2015)

948

1034

1094 1074

1196 1221 1213

1390 1405

1455 1472

700

800

900

1000

1100

1200

1300

1400

1500

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School for Legal Practice Attendance: Gender (2015)

491

580 598

578 563

620 635

687 700

797

834

457 484

496 496

635

601

578

703 705

658

638

0

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200

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400

500

600

700

800

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2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Female

Male


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School for Legal Practice Attendance: Race (2015)

569

603

659 654 664

712

771

828

878

919

980

182

216 228 206

266 280

225

265

231 230 207

69 82

63 66

107 90

128 108 117

186

113 128 120

144 143 158

135

89

186 178

119

172

0

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2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

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White

Coloured

Asian


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UNIVERSITY STATISTICS

Statistics reflected are reflected as received by the Law Society of South Africa from the individual universities


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UNIVERSITY STATISTICS

First Time, First Year Registrations (2011 - 2016)

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

UNIVERSITY L

LB

BA

LA

W

BC

OM

LA

W

LL

B

BA

LA

W

BC

OM

LA

W

LL

B

BA

LA

W

BC

OM

LA

W

LL

B

BA

LA

W

BC

OM

LA

W

LL

B

BA

LA

W

BC

OM

LA

W

LL

B

BA

LA

W

BC

OM

LA

W

Cape Town 52 64 90 107 90 83 122 84

Fort Hare 192 199 13 151 11 270 17 280 280 1 11

Free State 230 2 307 322 37 104 29 367 29 468 8 1161 24

Johannesburg 267 51 64 249 22 59 293 41 76 234 48 51 234 65 41 242 48 22

UKZN Dbn 315 200 265 300 313 228 242

UKZN Pmb 112 76 90 143 77 77

Limpopo 408 329 194 78 247 186 328

North-West

Mafikeng 189 199 193 314 197 260

North-West

Potchefstroom 113 51 64 86 72 57 99 96 62 97 77 78 116 101 69 116 112 55

N M M U 173 38 188 37 79 39 212 6 33 201 31 31 112 33 34

Pretoria 111 127 141 135 136 129 169 215 129 208 220 197 197 201 103 286 220 83

Rhodes 146 28 169 31 180 39 172 43 271 41 219 30

Stellenbosch 96 37 52 127 60 72 117 40 58 111 49 64 113 52 58 109 51 57

Unisa 1777 232 215 3079 293 1424 99 1089 25 1381 364 1488 63

Venda 187 116 283 225 170 158

Walter Sisulu Did not reply Did not reply 130 134 182 170

Western Cape 468 43 97 415 27 366 27 225 27 387 24 463 44

Wits 328 43 74 476 135 162 513 144 84 235 52 84 158 158 24 242 231 144

Zululand 101 142 198 223 254 247

Total Degree 5119 1261 803 6332 594 917 4677 716 653 4754 624 648 4931 879 763 6064 1076 651

TOTAL 7183 7843 6046 6026 6573 7791

Rhodes University First Year Registrations – BJrn 8 / BSc 2 / BSs – 29 TOTAL 39


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First Time, First Year Registrations : Race – 2016 Race not specified – LLB 32 BCOMM(LAW) 16 BA(LAW) 64

AFRICAN COLOURED ASIAN WHITE

LLB 3991 621 360 956

BA LAW 511 73 60 336

BCOM LAW 236 70 45 283

3991

621

360

956

511

73 60

336 236

70 45

283

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Not specified – 4

First Time, First Year Registrations: Gender ― 2016

MALE FEMALE

LLB 2439 3455

BA LAW 375 665

BCOM LAW 302 349

2439

3455

375

665

302 349

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3500

4000


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Number of LLB Graduates (2005 – 2015)

UNIVERSITY 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Cape Town 113 107 110 119 87 94 127 108 133 126 167

Fort Hare 130 136 136 130 44 105 115 96 125 165 174

Free State 81 63 95 123 112 120 92 109 128 129 193

Johannesburg 222 216 243 206 206 140 188 183 225 241 248

UKZN Howard College

150 198 200 222 221 1132 207 201 227 235 269

UKZN Pmb 63 48 65 82 62 62 60 65 100 104 93

UKZN Westville 46 93

Limpopo 93 107 150 100 157 208 297 184 298 264 252

North West Mafikeng

41 No reply 88 71 61 103 70 78 109 104 114

North West Potchefstroom

99 118 123 171 195 215 193 206 155 169 164

NMMU 134 100 133 136 153 124 103 92 104 103 86

Pretoria 378 478 379 363 353 330 401 358 334 314 335

Rhodes 56 56 62 53 70 62 60 84 80 72 76

Stellenbosch 132 112 64 60 70 161 154 148 72 133 143

UNISA 441 500 500 361 524 253 858 855 603 980 1125

Venda 46 59 71 109 109 136 105 156 206 230 140

Walter Sisulu 56 60 64 108 Did not reply 156 146 115 102

Western Cape 148 136 99 193 155 202 218 188 249 221 335

Wits 203 219 268 285 318 223 282 418 363 380 449

Zululand 58 Did not reply 70 82 47 124 121 94 94

TOTAL 2717 2759 2714 2892 2967 3751 33667 3809 3778 4179 4559


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LLB Graduates in 2015: Race

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

AFRICAN COLOURED ASIAN WHITE UNKNOWN

LLB GRADUATES 2014 2464 351 429 1278 37

2464

351 429

1278

37


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LLB Graduates in 2015: Gender

Walter Sisulu University does not differentiate gender

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

MALE FEMALE

1865

2601


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Number of final year LLB students enrolled (2005 - 2016)

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Cape Town 109 149 83 127 93 106 137 118 142 263 194 202

Fort Hare 155 112 161 231 111 201 130 165 154 200 224 234

Free State 204 27 173 200 205 124 120 200 221 207 173 254

Johannesburg 241 235 169 282 294 233 320 346 368 335 317 341

UKZN Howard College

212 263 173 249 296 278 315 332 374 429 407 485

UKZN Pietermartiburg

71 95 74 86 64 79 73 69 135 143 157 155

UKZN Westville 137 120

Limpopo 213 275 332 220 274 318 274 281 307 369 285 67

North-West Mafikeng

304 268 No reply 5 139 154 110 147 185 192 237 224

North-West Potchefstroom

168 184 215 252 297 317 255 272 208 230 220 212

NMMU 194 155 91 199 151 204 135 160 154 123 109 102

Pretoria 476 555 330 554 514 495 616 565 471 436 470 566

Rhodes 63 67 39 62 77 69 71 83 85 82 80 79

Stellenbosch 146 73 133 82 89 93 179 175 170 63 164 76

UNISA 427 450 530 517 533 494 685 685 163 135 497 954

Venda 105 181 215 71 239 193 187 303 292 300 185 252

Walter Sisulu 102 106 137 200 275 No reply 207 249 202 190

Western Cape 168 209 221 229 188 247 265 282 330 344 364 332

Wits 168 209 303 415 260 282 328 366 428 445 482 535

Zululand No reply 82 124 62 163 251 122 162 203

TOTAL 3653 3733 3461 3981 4099 4011 4263 4712 4445 4667 4929 5463


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Final LLB Students enrolled for 2016: Gender and Race

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3500

MALE FEMALE AFRICAN COLOURED ASIAN WHITE RACEUNKNOWN

Series1 2453 2931 3284 455 406 1289 28

2453

2931

3284

455 406

1289

28


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ATTORNEY’S PROFESSION

The statistics reflected are as received by the Law Society of South Africa from the individual provincial law societies


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Practising Attorneys (2006 - 2016)

Provincial Law Society

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Cape Law Society 4661 4731 4767 4970 5460 5387 5488 5732 5872 6510 6344

Law Society of the Free State

760 782 773 877 875 885 986 1068 1020 1052 1012

Kwa-Zulu Natal Law Society

2542 2428 2564 2593 2708 2724 2815 2899 2961 3091 3206

Law Society of the Northern Provinces

9109 9560 9982 9926 10 755 11 081 11 465 12 049 12 634 13 059 13070

TOTAL 17 072 17 501 18 086 18 366 19 798 20 077 20 754 21 748 22 487 23 712 24269


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Practising Attorneys: Individual Law Societies

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

CAPE LAW SOCIETY 4661 3731 4767 4970 5460 5387 5488 5732 5872 6510 6344

LAW SOCIETY OF THE FREE STATE 760 782 773 877 875 885 986 1068 1020 1052 1012

KWA-ZULU NATAL LAW SOCIETY 2542 2428 2564 2593 2708 2724 2815 2899 2961 3019 3206

LAW SOCIETY OF THE NORTHERN PROVINCES 9109 9560 9982 9926 10755 11081 11465 12049 12634 13059 13707

TOTAL 17072 17501 18086 18366 18708 20077 20754 21748 22487 23712 24269

4661

3731

4767 4970 5460 5387 5488 5732 5872

6510 6344

760 782 773 877 875 885 986 1068 1020 1052 1012

2542 2428 2564 2593 2708 2724 2815 2899 2961 3019 3206

9109 9560

9982 9926 10755 11081

11465 12049

12634 13059

13707

-1000

1500

4000

6500

9000

11500

14000


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Practising Attorneys: Gender - Time Period (April 2015 - March 2016)

CLS FLS LSNP KZN

MALE 4011 694 8717 1922

FEMALE 2333 320 5419 1284

4011

694

8717

1922

2333

320

5419

1284

0

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

6000

7000

8000

9000

10000


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Practising Attorneys: Race (April 2015 - April 2016)

0

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

6000

7000

8000

9000

AFRICAN COLOURED ASIAN WHITE UNKNOWN

CLS 963 1056 203 4093 29

FLS 694 14 3 789 2

LSNP 3999 139 711 8616 242

KZN 662 39 1307 1198

963 1056

203

4093

29

694

14 3

789

2

3999

139

711

8616

242

662

39

1307 1198


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Articles Registered (1.04.2015 – 1.04.2016)

Province 2005

1.7.05- 1.4.06

2006 1.7.06- 1.4.07

2007 1.7.07 1.4.08

2008 1.7.08- 1.04.09

2009 1.7.09 1.4.10

2010 1.7.10- 1.4.11

2011 1.7.11 1.4.12

2012 1.7.12 1.4.13

2013 1.4.13- 1.4.14

2014 1.4.14 1.4.15

2015 1.4.15 1.4.16

Cape Law Society 542 407 410 367 513 707 501 580 881 834 820


91 86 63 79 95 104 124 316 129 143 172

Kwa-Zulu Natal Law Society

252 272 143 112 269 280 292 194 395 437 400


1108 1072 1255 1288 1209 702 1115 1104 1190 1646 1134

TOTAL 1993 1837 1871 1846 2086 1793 2032 2194 2595 3060 2526


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Articles Registered: Gender (1.04.2015 - 1.04.2016)

511

92

604

276

309

80

530

124

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

CLS FLS LSNP KZN

FEMALE

MALE


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Articles Registered: Race (1.04.2015 - 1.04.2016)

Race unknown – 4

ace unkown - 4

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

AFRICAN COLOURED ASIAN WHITE

CLS 280 262 8 270

FLS 79 4 1 88

LSNP 642 21 97 370

KZN 179 3 158 97

280 262

8

270

79

4 1

88

642

21

97

370

179

3

158

97


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Attorneys Admitted: January to December each year (2005-2015)

Provincial Law Societies

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Cape Law Society 361 351 300 363 302 433 477 434 517 575 505


81 89 145 52 90 67 77 84 64 112 98

KwaZulu-Natal Law Society

251 284 110 280 281 174 196 284 258 271 331


926 877 938 957 1436 1001 855 888 891 1577 1363

TOTAL 1619 1601 1493 1654 2109 1675 1605 1690 1730 2535 1997


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Gender not specified 2015 - 12

Attorneys Admitted: Gender (01/01/2005 – 31/12/2015)

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

MALE 827 755 707 454 1064 735 764 783 719 1109 960

FEMALE 792 846 786 898 1045 939 907 907 1011 1426 1325

827

755 707

454

1064

735 764 783

719

1109

960

792 846

786

898

1045

939 907 907

1011

1426

1325

0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

1400

1600


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Attorneys Admitted : Race – January to December

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

AFRICAN 480 411 435 546 619 524 441 486 520 870 795

COLOURED 95 95 78 96 110 132 145 153 203 206 152

ASIAN 79 105 85 219 277 163 163 189 166 249 266

WHITE 711 706 893 789 1099 841 851 862 840 1182 1043

OTHER 3 2 2 3 1 1 2 41

480

411 435

546

619

524

441 486

520

870

795

95

95 78 96 110

132 145 153

203 206

152

79

105 85

219

277

163 163 189

166

249 266

711 706

893

789

1099

841 851 862 840

1182

1043

0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

1400


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Cape Law Society - Attorneys Admitted: Gender

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

MALE 172 168 140 171 144 186 188 180 200 238 202

FEMALE 189 183 160 192 158 247 289 254 317 337 303

NOT DISCLOSED 3 0 2 2 3 0 1 0 1 2 3

172 168

140

171

144

186 188 180

200

238

202 189

183 160

192

158

247

289

254

317

337

303

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

400


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Free State Law Society - Attorneys Admitted: Gender

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

MALE 50 48 68 23 52 31 45 39 34 49 48

FEMALE 31 41 77 29 38 36 32 45 30 63 50

50 48

68

23

52

31

45

39 34

49 48

31

41

77

29

38 36 32

45

30

63

50

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90


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Law Society Northern Provinces ― Attorneys Admitted: Gender

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

MALE 500 421 454 442 758 440 375 419 380 709 581

FEMALE 426 456 484 515 678 561 480 469 511 868 782

UNKNOWN 26

500

421 454 442

758

440

375 419

380

709

581

426 456

484 515

678

561

480 469 511

868

782

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

1000


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KwaZulu-Natal Law Society - Attorneys Admitted: Gender

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

MALE 105 125 45 118 110 79 90 112 105 113 134

FEMALE 146 159 65 162 171 95 106 172 153 158 197

105

125

45

118 110

79 90

112 105

113

134 146

159

65

162 171

95 106

172

153 158

197

0

50

100

150

200

250


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Cape Law Society - Attorneys Admitted: Race

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

AFRICAN 95 75 62 87 50 105 90 84 94 150 127

COLOURED 94 93 77 81 80 107 121 127 173 161 136

ASIAN 16 17 9 13 7 10 20 10 15 19 19

WHITE 153 166 150 180 162 211 245 213 234 243 220

95

75 62

87

50

105 90

84 94

150

127

94 93

77 81 80

107

121 127

173 161

136

16 17 9 13 7

10 20 10 15 19 19

153

166

150

180

162

211

245

213

234 243

220

0

50

100

150

200

250

300


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Free State Law Society - Attorneys Admitted: Race

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

AFRICAN 20 15 28 12 17 21 20 18 20 30 28

COLOURED 0 1 1 0 3 2 4 3 1 5 5

ASIAN 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0

WHITE 60 72 117 40 69 42 53 63 43 74 65

20

15

28

12

17 21 20

18

20

30 28

0 1 1 0 3 2

4 3 1

5 5 1

1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3

0

60

72

117

40

69

42

53

63

43

74

65

0

20

40

60

80

100

120


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Law Society Northern Provinces – Attorneys Admitted : Race

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

AFRICAN 365 321 345 360 458 352 274 308 328 585 531

COLOURED 1 1 1 7 11 18 17 17 24 36 13

ASIAN 62 87 75 90 153 74 71 69 56 133 110

WHITE 498 468 517 500 814 544 488 494 483 797 683

OTHER 26 26

365

321

345 360

458

352

274 308

328

585

531

1 1 1 7 11 18 17 17 24 36 13

62 87 75

90

153

74 71 69 56

133 110

498 468

517 500

814

544

488 494 483

797

683

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900


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KwaZulu-Natal Law Society - Attorneys Admitted: Race

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

AFRICAN 87 94 46 57 76 78 105 115

COLOURED 8 16 5 3 6 5 4 4

ASIAN 116 117 79 71 110 95 94 137

WHITE 69 54 44 65 92 80 68 75

87

94

46

57

76 78

105

115

8

16

5 3 6 5 4 4

116 117

79

71

110

95 94

137

69

54

44

65

92

80

68

75

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160


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GENERAL COUNCIL OF THE BAR OF SOUTH AFRICA Pupillage Intake

Pupillage Intake: 2010

BARS WHITE AFRICAN COLOURED ASIAN BAR

TOTAL MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE

Cape 12 8 1 - 3 2 - - 26

Port Elizabeth 2 2 1 - 2 1 - - 8

Grahamstown 1 1 - - - - - - 2

Free State 1 3 1 - - - - - 5

Northern Cape - - - - - - - - -

Johannesburg 22 17 17 7 - 1 3 2 69

Pretoria 23 12 10 - - - - - 45

KwaZulu-Natal 5 3 5 1 1 1 2 2 20

North West - - - - - - - - -

Transkei - - 3 - - - - - 3

Bisho - - 3 - - - - - 3

TOTAL 66 46 41 8 6 5 5 4 181




Cape 15 5 1 1 2 3 1 1 29

Port Elizabeth 2 - - - - 1 - - 3

Grahamstown 2 - - - - - - - 2

Free State 3 - - 1 - - - - 4

Northern Cape - 1 - - - - - - 1

Johannesburg 16 9 20 1 - - 5 2 53

Pretoria 14 18 9 3 - - - 1 45

KwaZulu-Natal 6 2 6 1 - - 3 2 20

North West 1 2 2 - - - - - 5

Transkei - - 3 - - - - - 3

Bisho - - 1 2 - - - - 3

TOTAL 59 37 42 9 2 4 9 6 168


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Cape 11 7 - 3 2 3 - - 26

Port Elizabeth 1 1 - - 1 - - - 3

Grahamstown 1 1 1 - - - - - 3

Free State 4 - 2 - - - - - 6

Northern Cape 1 1 - - - - - - 2

Johannesburg 14 16 24 11 2 1 1 3 72

Pretoria 18 10 7 4 1 1 3 1 45

KwaZulu-Natal 5 2 7 - - - 3 5 22

North West - - 1 - - - - - 1

Transkei - - 3 - - - - - 3

Bisho - - 1 - 2 - - - 3

TOTAL 55 38 46 18 8 5 7 9 186




Cape 8 9 5 2 10 4 3 2 43

Port Elizabeth [5]*

Grahamstown - - 1 1 - - - - 2

Free State 2 1 2 1 - - - - 6

Northern Cape - - - - - - - - -

Johannesburg 17 14 29 12 3 3 2 4 84

Pretoria 13 9 16 4 - - - - 42

KwaZulu-Natal 4 3 9 1 1 1 2 2 23

North West - - - - - - - - -

Transkei - - 5 - - - - - 5

Bisho - 1 4 1 1 - - - 7

TOTAL 44 37 71 22 15 8 7 8 212

* Port Elizabeth stats for race / gender not received.


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Cape - - 6 3 3 2 1 - 14

Port Elizabeth - - - 2 - - - - 2

Grahamstown - - 1 - - - - 1

Free State - - 3 - - - - - 3

Northern Cape - - - - - - - - -

Johannesburg 10 15 35 8 - 1 - 2 61

Pretoria - - 9 5 - - - - 14

KwaZulu-Natal - - 1 4 - - 2 5 12

North West - - - - - - - - -

Transkei - - 4 - - - - - 4

Bisho - 1 4 1 1 - - - -

TOTAL 10 5 58 23 3 3 3 7 112




Cape 4 9 3 2 1 3 2 - 24

Port Elizabeth 2 2 1 - 1 - - - 6

Grahamstown 1 1 2 - 1 - - - 5

Free State - 2 3 - - - - - 5

Northern Cape - - 1 1 - - - - 2

Johannesburg 10 9 35 18 2 1 1 6 82

Pretoria 11 7 25 11 1 - - 3 58

KwaZulu-Natal 2 2 8 1 - - 2 1 16

North West 1 - 1 2 - - - - 4

Transkei - - 3 4 - - - - 7

Bisho - 2 3 3 1 - - - 8

TOTAL 31 34 85 42 6 4 54 10 217


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Membership Statistics

Membership Statistics as at 30 April 2016

NATIONAL

WHITE AFRICAN COLOURED ASIAN TOTAL

MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE

Silks 414 25 36 7 7 2 20 14 525

5 years & more 766 260 209 55 31 22 66 45 1454

Under 5 years 199 134 176 74 27 24 27 28 689

Non-contributing 25 21 69 26 5 1 1 8 156

SUBTOTAL 1404 440 490 162 70 49 114 95 2824


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Race and Gender Statistics

Race and Gender Statistics as at 30 April 2010



Cape 291 66 5 4 30 21 4 3 424

Port Elizabeth 32 6 7 2 - 1 3 3 54

Grahamstown 19 3 1 - 2 - 1 - 26

Free State 47 7 4 1 - - - - 59

Northern Cape 7 2 2 - - - - 1 12

Johannesburg 446 123 108 35 3 5 35 17 772

Pretoria 334 76 53 15 - - 3 7 488

KwaZulu-Natal 123 25 19 6 5 4 65 31 278

North West 7 1 5 1 - - - - 14

Transkei 1 - 22 - - 1 - - 24

Bisho 4 1 9 1 1 - - - 16

TOTAL 1311 310 235 65 41 32 111 62 2167




Cape 299 67 5 5 32 21 5 3 437

Port Elizabeth 39 8 7 3 - 1 3 3 64

Grahamstown 17 4 1 - 3 - 1 - 26

Free State 49 10 4 - - - - - 63

Northern Cape 8 1 2 - - - - - 11

Johannesburg 453 139 126 35 4 7 38 21 823

Pretoria 341 86 56 21 - - 2 7 513

KwaZulu-Natal 121 25 21 7 5 4 66 30 279

North West 8 1 2 2 - - - - 13

Transkei 1 - 21 1 - - - - 23

Bisho 6 1 7 1 1 - - - 16

TOTAL 1342 342 252 75 45 33 115 64 2268


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Cape 305 67 6 5 33 24 5 3 448

Port Elizabeth 39 7 7 2 1 1 3 3 63

Grahamstown 18 4 1 - 2 - 1 - 26

Free State 48 8 4 - - - - - 60

Northern Cape 5 3 2 - - - - - 10

Johannesburg 470 146 148 43 5 8 39 22 881

Pretoria 345 102 65 24 - 1 1 9 547

KwaZulu-Natal 122 26 25 8 5 2 65 32 285

North West 9 2 4 2 - - - - 17

Transkei 1 - 24 2 - 1 - - 28

Bisho 5 1 9 3 1 - - - 19

TOTAL 1367 366 295 89 47 37 114 69 2384




Cape 300 73 7 7 31 26 5 3 452

Port Elizabeth 40 8 7 1 2 1 3 3 65

Grahamstown 18 4 2 - 2 - 1 - 27

Free State 49 9 5 - 1 - - - 65

Northern Cape 3 3 1 - - - - - 10

Johannesburg 476 159 165 53 6 9 40 24 932

Pretoria 365 102 68 25 - 3 3 7 562

KwaZulu-Natal 122 28 27 8 6 1 68 33 293

North West 10 2 4 3 - - - - 19

Transkei 1 - 24 2 - 1 - - 28

Bisho 5 1 9 2 2 - - - 19

TOTAL 1389 389 319 101 50 41 120 70 2472


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Cape 287 78 8 7 36 24 7 5 452

Port Elizabeth 42 12 5 1 3 3 0 2 68

Grahamstown 16 4 4 0 2 0 1 0 27

Free State 49 11 6 1 1 0 0 0 68

Northern Cape 4 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 11

Johannesburg 493 171 190 61 9 12 39 26 1001

Pretoria 355 99 78 26 0 3 3 6 570

KwaZulu-Natal 125 32 36 13 4 1 66 31 308

North West 10 2 4 3 0 0 0 0 19

Transkei 1 0 24 2 0 1 0 0 28

Bisho 5 1 9 2 2 0 0 0 19

TOTAL 1387 414 366 116 57 44 116 71 2571




Cape 203 79 16 11 37 25 8 5 384

Port Elizabeth 26 13 4 3 4 1 2 3 56

Grahamstown 12 6 5 0 1 0 1 0 25

Free State 39 9 9 1 1 0 0 0 59

Northern Cape 5 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 10

Johannesburg 347 159 224 78 11 15 31 33 898

Pretoria 259 114 99 37 1 5 2 6 523

KwaZulu-Natal 76 26 36 11 3 0 50 34 236

North West 7 2 5 3 0 0 0 0 17

Transkei 1 0 28 5 0 0 0 0 34

Bisho 4 4 20 4 4 0 0 0 36

TOTAL 979 415 447 154 62 46 94 81 2278


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PERMANENT JUDGES Summary as at 30 April 2016

DIVISIONS AFRICAN COLOURED INDIAN WHITE


Constitutional Court 5 3 - - - - 2 - 10

Supreme Court of Appeal 8 3 1 1 4 1 4 1 23

Northern Cape (Kimberley) 2 3 - 1 - - 1 - 7

Eastern Cape (Grahamstown) 3 1 1 - - - 4 1 10

Eastern Cape Local Division (Port Elizabeth)

1 - - - - - 1 2 4

Eastern Cape Local Division (Bhiso) 1 - - - - - 1 2 4

Eastern Cape Local Division (Mthatha)

2 2 - - - 1 2 - 7

Western Cape Division (Cape Town)

5 3 6 5 1 1 8 4 33

North West (Mahikeng) 1 2 1 - - 1 1 - 6

Free State Division (Bloemfontein) 3 3 1 - - 2 4 2 15

Gauteng Division (Pretoria) 17 8 - 2 2 - 13 6 48

Gauteng Division (Johannesburg) 9 5 2 - 2 1 8 5 32

Gauteng Pta (Functioning as Limpopo Local Division, Thohoyandou)

1 - - - - - - - 1

Gauteng Pretoria (Functioning as Limpopo Division, Polokwane)

1 - - - - - - - 1

Gauteng Pretoria (Functioning as Mpumalanga Division, Nelspruit – (Mbombela)

- - - - - - - - 0

KwaZulu-Natal (Pietermaritzburg) 3 3 1 - 2 1 5 - 15

KwaZulu-Natal Local Division

(Durban)

4 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 13

Labour Court 3 1 - 1 - - 4 2 11

*Labour Appeal Court - - - - - - - - 0

**Competition Appeal Court - - - - - - 1 - 0

TOTAL 69 38 14 11 13 11 60 26 242


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Percentage Race and Gender – Summary 30 April 2016

RACE AFRICAN COLOURED INDIAN WHITE TOTAL

GENDER MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE

TOTAL 69 38 14 11 13 11 60 26 242

% 28.51% 15.70% 5.79% 4.55% 5.37% 4.55% 24.79% 10.74% 100%


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MAGISTRATES Race and Gender Breakdown of Magistrates Employed as on 30 April 2016

POST CLASS African

Male

African

Female

Indian

Male

Indian

Female

Coloured

Male

Coloured

Female

White

Male

White

Female Total

Regional Court President 5 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 9

Regional Magistrate 90 60 11 23 13 10 81 44 332

Chief Magistrate 2 6 1 2 1 1 3 1 17

Senior Magistrate 27 11 2 2 3 3 14 17 79

Magistrate 288 250 54 66 73 56 273 173 1233

Grand Total 412 329 68 93 90 71 371 236 1670

Percentages 25% 20% 4% 6% 5% 4% 22% 14% 100%

Summary

POST CLASS

Total

Black

(Generic)

Male

Total

White

Male

Grand

Total

Males

(All races)

Total

Black

(Generic)

Female

Total

White

Female

Grand

Total

Females

(All Races)

Grand

Total

Black

(Generic)

Grand

Total

White

Total

Regional Court President 5 0 5 3 1 4 8 1 9

Regional Magistrate 114 81 195 93 44 137 207 125 332

Chief Magistrate 4 3 7 9 1 10 13 4 17

Senior Magistrate 32 14 46 16 17 33 48 31 79

Magistrate 415 273 688 372 173 545 787 446 1233

Grand Total 570 371 941 493 236 729 1063 607 1670

Percentages 34% 22% 56% 30% 14% 44% 64% 36%

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